Salt Lake Herald | 1899-06-20 | Page 3 | Ganaway Gets No Damages

I GANAWAY GETS NO OAMAGfS JURY REFUSES TO MULCT DRAMATIC DRA-MATIC ASSOCIATION I Negro Who Refused to leave His Seat I Theatre and Was Ordered Out Loses His Suit Judge Cherry and a jury listened all day yesterday to the claim of tleorgo H Ganavvay a gentleman of color for 10000 damages against the Salt Like Dramatic association He anted that amount for injury to his person and to his feelin Hit case was tried once before and Ganawav secured a verdict for J400 but the supreme court overruled the decision de-cision and ordered a new trial When A J Warner the silver advocate advo-cate of Ohio and president of the Bimetallic Bi-metallic League was heie Senator J L Haul ins and J J Daly rented the Salt Lake theatre for a public ine < ting t-ing and they are said to have retoned two stalls for the persons whom they should designate Ginaway didnt know anything about this arrangement and going in the Theatre early took one of these seats Later on he was asked to leave but he would not moe Chief Usher It V Decker of the Theatre The-atre ordered him three times to move but he still refused Finally he called a policeman who put handcuffs on Gan away and tried to drag him out But on the advice of persons present he quit and the negro remained through the performance He wanted 10000 damages for Injury to his wrist and to his feelings Judge Cherry charged the jury during the afternoon and it retired to consider Its verdict After two hours deliberation j a verdict for the defendant was returned re-turned and Mr Ganaway will get no damages